Handwritten entry from Rachel Carter Craighead's Civil War diary. Craighead notes that this designated day of celebration of recent mlitary victories and the anniversary of Lincoln's call for troops in April of 1861 is overshadowed with grief upon...

Newspaper clipping with photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Newspaper is unidentified, but possibly the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune (source of clippings on previous page). The bottom right photograph in clipping shows...

Souvenir photograph of American troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Several of the soldiers have the insignias of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions painted on their helmets. The Arc de Triomphe is visible...

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.

Two photographs on page. Narrative by Alfred Puryear typed on reverse of both photographs. Top: French troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Bottom: Crowds celebrating on the Champs-Élysées.

Two souvenir photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Top: British troops marching through the Arc de Triomphe. The troops wearing kilts are members of the Seaforth Highlanders (identified by stags head emblem on the sporran) but...

In the foreground of the monument is a sculpture of a soldier leaning on his rifle at parade rest, with the inscription "In Memory of Our Confederate Dead" clearly visible. The background features tombstones and a trailer. The base is granite,...

Monument with sculpture of soldier atop marble base at funeral parade rest. He is leaning on his rifle, which is pointed down. Image features sculpture surrounded by tombstones and trees within the cemetery.

Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event faetured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the marchers as they walk by. A military band is marching. The...

Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event featured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the jeep vehicle as the individuals inside salute as they ride by. ...

News of the great victory at Murfreesboro gladdened their Hearts - and they counted over the spoils - as follows - 6000 prisoners, 3000 mules, 40 cannon, quantities of ordnance & ammunition - a good deal of coffee etc. for the sick, burnt six...

L.V.F. writes thatYankees intended to burn up this end of town because it was illuminated when Forrest brought the prisoners up from Murfreesboro. The illumination was because Gen. Forrest had requested that the citizens have water set out all...

Confederate Monument in Rose Hill Cemetery. The monument consists of a large stone pedestal with a soldier at parade rest standing on top. It is surrounded by gravestones.; Two more unidentified monuments can be seen behind it. The engraved text...

Announcement of fund-raising fiddling and banjo picking contest to raise money for the Leonidas Polk Bivouac No. 3, and William Henry Trousdale Camp No. 495 of Confederate Veterans and for "indigent and decrepit Confederate Soldiers." There is...

This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of two men trying to remove tree stumps from the ground at the prison camp. He has written, "In order that there be parade grounds" on the top of the page. Underneath the drawing,...